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Kirstie Shirra has already mentioned the hard-to-reach groups that will get help from the Executive's commitment. Although they will get assistance, it might well be later on in the programme.
From April 2000, the Scottish Executive Inclusion Programme is providing £19 million over two years to assist local authorities to include children with SEN, including autism, in mainstream provision.
These will contribute to meeting our Programme for Government target of assisting 1,000 reforming drug misusers per annum to prepare for training and employment.
That is what you call a "Week in Politics" moment—just like crisp lettuce—but "The Week in Politics" is not on this week, so we will not see it.Work Programme Work Programme Item 3 is the work programme.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 August 2005
I represent a constituency that covers parts of North and South Lanarkshire and I am interested in your programme in that area. I am aware that Lanarkshire Health Board is in the process of expanding its care in the community programmes; it is closing down institutions and getting people into the type of accommodation that you appear to be providing for visually impaired people.You have covered your discussions with the two local authorities that I have mentioned, but have you had discussions with health boards—to help find assistance with the resources and money that you seek—in areas where you are attempting to develop your programme?
It is true that the STOP programme is delivered elsewhere and that there are other programmes, such as anger management programmes and programmes for people who are in denial.
I do not know where the funding to enable us to embark on that radical programme of investment will come from, but such a programme is the key to service delivery.